Hello,
I've been a wreck these past few days thinking about this lawsuit. I had no idea this could be done until NOW (sorry about the caps, but I'm really screaming). To get back on topic, I began receiving notice of this lawsuit earlier this month about a credit card debt sold by Sears/Citibank to Midland Funding through lawyer advertisements. I never received notice of this company purchasing this debt or this debt because I had been a victim of identity theft and I'm in the process of getting my credit repaired. The pretrial hearing is set for 07/21/17. I went to my local legal aid office because I'm a teacher and I can't afford an attorney at the moment. I was told to let it go to final judgment, keep my bank accounts low, warn my job about the garnishment requirement and to fill out an exemption form. I saw what was posted here and kind of thought that didn't seem like sound advice.
Here are the specifics:
1. Who is the named plaintiff in the suit? Midland Funding, LLC.
2. What is the name of the law firm handling the suit? (should be listed at the top of the complaint.) The name listed at the top of the complaint is Midland Funding LLC and the attorneys have mcmcg.com (Midland Credit Management) email accounts
3. How much are you being sued for? $2,406.56
4. Who is the original creditor? Citibank, N.A., an issuer of Sears Premier Card
5. How do you know you are being sued? Received summons and complaint
6. How were you served? (Mail, in person, Notice on door) My daughter's grandfather signed for it on 06/22/17
7. Was the service legal as required by your state? Yes
8. What was your correspondence (if any) with the people suing you before you think you were being sued? Did not receive letters until lawyer advertisements started coming. Phone calls from India led to dead air and no responses. They also contacted me during work hours, with the calls starting at 7:00am and ending at about 9:30 pm, about every 45 minutes to an hour
9. What state and county do you live in? Florida, Miami-Dade
10. When is the last time you paid on this account? According to the complaint 09/11/2015
11. What is the SOL on the debt? 4 years
12. What is the status of your case? Suit served? Motions filed? Suit served
13. Have you disputed the debt with the credit bureaus (both the original creditor and the collection agency?) Yes, February 20, 2017 on the grounds that this debt was inaccurate.
14. Did you request debt validation before the suit was filed? NO
15. How long do you have to respond to the suit? 20 days
16. What evidence did they send with the summons? Credit Card statements (printed from the internet), bill of sale (no account number), EXHIBIT 1-Asset Schedule (all account information has been redacted and blacked out), affidavit of sale of account by original creditor (no account number and looks to be photocopied), certificate of conformity, and a letter I never received.
I thank you for your consideration in this matter.